Multi-drop delivery — also called multi-stop delivery — is a service where a single driver makes collections or deliveries to multiple addresses in one run. It's one of the most efficient ways to manage same-day logistics when you have several destinations to cover.
How Multi-Drop Works You provide your addresses in advance (or in order), and the courier plans an optimised route to visit each in sequence. Items are loaded at the start or collected along the route. Each stop is logged with proof of delivery, so you have a complete record of each handover.
Pricing Multi-drop delivery is priced as a base rate (for the vehicle and first collection/delivery) plus an additional charge per extra stop. The per-stop charge is much lower than booking separate vehicles for each delivery — typically £10–£60 depending on vehicle type. For businesses making 3–10 deliveries per day to local addresses, multi-drop is significantly cheaper than individual jobs.
When Multi-Drop Makes Sense Multi-drop is ideal for: distributing documents or goods to multiple office locations, delivering e-commerce orders to multiple customers in a geographic area, making regular supply runs to several sites, or distributing event materials to multiple venues. If your deliveries are in the same region and time-flexibility allows, multi-drop is almost always the most cost-effective option.
Route Optimisation A good courier will optimise the route to minimise travel time and fuel cost. Provide postcode-accurate delivery addresses and note any time constraints per stop. The more precise your information, the more efficiently the driver can plan.
Limitations Multi-drop requires some coordination upfront. It works best when deliveries are in a similar geographic area. For very time-critical individual deliveries (where each stop must happen within a specific 30-minute window), a dedicated per-delivery arrangement may be more appropriate.
